Saturday, January 31, 2015

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

1.    Did you ever think something was absolutely true, and then, realize it wasn’t?

2.   HW-  Definitions-  Do we all have them all?  Let's check.

3.   Inferring work, cont.

A businessman had just turned off the lights in the store when a man appeared and demanded money. The owner opened a cash register. The contents of the cash register were scooped up and the man sped away. A member of the police force was notified promptly.

           
T  F  ?  1.                  A man appeared after the owner had turned off his store lights.
T  F  ?  2.                  The robber was a man.
T  F  ?  3.                  The man who appeared did not demand money.
T  F  ?  4.                  The man who opened the cash register was the owner.
T  F  ?  5.                  The store-owner scooped up the contents of the cash register and ran away.
T  F  ?  6.                  Someone opened a cash register.
T  F  ?  7.                  After the man, who demanded the money, scooped up the contents of the cash register, he ran away.
T  F  ?  8.                  While the cash register contained money, the story does not state how much.
T  F  ?  9.                  The robber demanded money of the owner.
T  F  ?  10.              The robber opened the cash register.
T  F  ?  11.              After the store lights were turned off a man appeared.
T  F  ?  12.              The robber did not take the money with him.
T  F  ?  13.              The robber did not demand money of the owner.
T  F  ?  14.              The owner opened a cash register.
T  F  ?  15.              The age of the store-owner was not revealed in the story.
T  F  ?  16.              Taking the contents of the cash register with him, the man ran out of the store.
T  F  ?  17.              The story concerns a series of events in which only three persons are referred to: the owner of the store, a man who demanded money. and a member of the police force.
T  F  ?  18.              The following events were included in the story: someone demanded money. a cash register was opened, its contents were scooped up, and a mall dashed out of the store.

4.  HW-  Finish the first inference test we didn't complete in class (STORY A).   To access it, please click here.

Monday, January 26, 2015

Thinking Skills Work-

Quik Note:

Im so happie your in my clas and I was hope that our semster goes as grate as it can.  With that said we needs to worked to gether too make sure that we all lern from one a nother.  So, do you promise too.
Work as hard as you can.

Thank

Eric





1. Journal-

What does that note make you think about the author?

1.5.    Who's on First-  Language is hard


2.  Thinking Skills Definitions

Analyze- Determine the nature and parts.
Define-    Determine essential qualities.
Explain-  To make understandable.
Distinguish-  To determine the differences b/t two things.
Elaborate-   Tell more about
Evaluate-  To determine the worth
Infer-        To determine based on evidence
Interpret-   To put into other words
Identify-   To name
Connect-  To place in relationship to something else
Compare-  To point out similarities
Contrast-    To point out differences
Clarify-     TO make clear
Predict-  To determine a future event.
Summarize- To tell a short version
Synthesize-  To combine.




3.  Thinking Skills Practice-  Quiz of F. 

3.5 Eye Test.

3.6   Inference tests....  Number 1-  in groups.
Babe Smith has been killed. Police have rounded up six suspects, all of whom are known gangsters. All of them are known to have been near the scene of the killing at the approximate time that it occurred. All had substantial motives for wanting Smith killed. However, one of these suspected gangsters, Slinky Sam, has positively been cleared of guilt.


T  F  ?  1.                  Slinky Sam is known to have been near the scene of the killing of Babe Smith.
T  F  ?  2.                  All six of the rounded-up gangsters were known to have been near the scene of the murder.
T  F  ?  3.                  Only Slinky Sam has been cleared of guilt.
T  F  ?  4.                  All six of the rounded-up suspects were near the scene of Smith's killing at the approximate time that it took place.
T  F  ?  5.                  S. The police do not know who killed Smith.
T  F  ?  6.                  All six suspects are known to have been near the scene of foul deed.
T  F  ?  7.                  Smith's murderer did not confess of his own free will.
T  F  ?  8.                  Slinky Sam was not cleared of guilt.
T  F  ?  9.                  It is known that the six suspects were in the vicinity of the cold-blooded assassination.
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4.  TS Interview Questions-  HW.


Friday, January 23, 2015

On line class today!

On line class today!

HW-  please research what thinking skills are and return to class with a list of these skills and definitions of them.  Search google for "thinking skills" and make a list of the different skills with definitions.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Welcome

1.  Introduction

2.  Syllabus

3.  HW

4.  NO CLASS

5.  In Class Writing.